Kelvinzao

Yui was born weak in a world ruled by strength. At Arcanum Academy, where future champions train to become rulers of realms, he's the only student without a rank, power, or respect — Rank 0.

But Yui doesn’t care about being liked.
He doesn’t care about rules.
He doesn’t even care about being a hero.

He has one goal:
Become the strongest in the multiverse.

Driven by the desire to never lose again, Yui seeks power—any power—to rise above magic, bloodlines, and fate itself. His enemies include arrogant elites, hidden monsters, and even the mysterious World Ranker who sits at the top of all existence.

What no one knows? Yui holds a terrifying ability:
the longer a battle lasts, the stronger he becomes.

From the lowest rank to the highest throne, Yui’s path is soaked in trials, betrayals, and impossible battles. But he won’t stop until the entire multiverse knows his name.

From Rank 0… to Rank God.

Rank 0 yui

Chapter 17: "Shadows in the Flame"

Yui stood in front of the mirror, unmoving.

The room was dim, the flame on his palm flickering low like a candle about to die.

It pulsed—quiet, steady. Watching.

He stared at it, whispering the name that had surfaced in his mind without meaning.

The word tasted foreign. Heavy. Like something he shouldn't know.

Later, he sat on his bed, fingers twitching restlessly. His body still ached from the collapse in the hidden corridor. Lucen hadn't said much—just that the flame had taken a toll. Five hours gone. Five hours in a place no one else could see.

The one with white hair and eyes like still water.

The one who whispered his name without ever knowing him.

But this time, she wasn't behind glass.

She stood in a room of black stone, surrounded by mirrors that reflected nothing.

Chains hung loosely from her wrists, unfastened—but she didn't move.

She simply spoke, not with her mouth, but through the flame.

> "If you don't remember… I'll remember for you."

He stood in the academy's old bell tower—somehow transported, barefoot, frostbitten breath fogging in the moonlight.

Beneath him: the academy. Silent. Sleeping.

Behind him: a mirror that hadn't been there before.

No uniform. No smile. Just dark robes and that sun-turned-sideways symbol glowing faint on her throat.

"You're slipping," she said coldly.

"I didn't bring myself here," Yui answered.

She tilted her head. "That's what's dangerous. You're not calling it anymore. It's calling you."

Yui clenched his fists. "What is 'it'?"

She only raised her hand—and in her palm was the same flame Yui held.

> "The flame isn't just power. It's memory."

> "And your memory was sealed for a reason."

He stepped forward. "Then tell me—"

Yui stood alone as the bell above him rang once.

When he blinked, he was back in his room—shaking, palm burning, the mirror still empty.

He whispered again, not to the flame this time, but to himself.

> "If I didn't seal it… who did?"

Far across the academy, the Dormant Girl stood in a ruined chamber.

The walls around her had cracked. Her cell was no longer locked.

She pressed her hand against the stone—and white fire flowed across it like veins of light.

> "They're aligning," he murmured. "Just as the Third Gate begins to stir."

Chapter 17: “Shadows in the Flame” ---